Spring-wheel.



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SPRING WHEELl APPLICATION FILED 1AN.29,1912.

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E. l. BAKER. SPRING WHEEL.A APPLICATION HLED IAN. 29, 1912.

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EDVIN Cl'. BAKER, 0F PTSBURG, OHIEO.

sientas-weinen Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented llllay liti, Eltllf..

application filed January 29, 1912. Serial No. G'YhllO.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that l, Enum cl. BAKER, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident provide a Wheel of this general character, of

a simple and durable construction which Vshall be elastic and yielding' and be so constructed that the various parte ina-y be easily and readily replaced 1n case ozt damage or xfracture.

lilith these and other obje-ets in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and nnally pointed out in the appended claim, it being;

further understood that changes in the spe-- cic structure shown and described may be made Within the scope of the claim, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

En the accompanying drawings forming a part ot' this specification and in which like. numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure l, 1s a vieW` partly in section of a wheel embodying my invention. .F 1g. 2, is a section on line 2, 2, of Fig. l. Fig. 3, shows an enlargeddetached detail looking from above upon oneof the bowed leaf springs as used in my in: a fragmentary vie-W partly in section, showing the means by which the ends of the tire band are connected. Fig. 5, shows an enlarged-detached detail of the tension mechanism used to draw the cable encompassing the spring@ while securing the outer casing. Fig. o. shows a cross sectional vieiv ot a modification in which the band 7, is eliminated.

ln my present invention l aim to provide a `wheel having' a spring;- tire which will be suhciently resilient so that the same may be used in connection with pleasure vehicles such as automobiles, carriages and the like.

ln the accomanying drawings the nu meral l designates the axle box and 2 the hub of a suitable Wheel. rlhe spokes are shown at 4 and are arranged to lit into the telly 5. This telly 5 is provided with a rim t3. This rim may be of any approved type arranged to detachably receive a rubber outer casing- A, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. ln the drawings a Well-known type of tire is shown having an outstanding flange 6 along one edge and a downwardly curved flange 7', having the curved portion 8', ending in the flange 9, suitable keys, i2 being used in connection with the flange 9. rlhis rim forms no part ol. my invention.

Secured to the rim band i are a phirality ot bowed leaf springs which are disposed in spaced relation, as shown in Fig. l.. Each bowed leaf spring;I l2has a apertured attaching ear ll, shown in Fig. l, the apertures (L, of which are arranged to receive the bolts 10 by means of which the springs are secured to the rim band i'. The ears ll are ot' Width equal to that ot the rim As shown in Fig. 2, thisI rim band is oit such a width so that the beads l5, forming; part of a suitable outer casing can x"e conveniently held between the securing flanges 5 and the rim hand. These securing` tla-nges 5 are arranged to be used in connection with the rim 'S and terms no part oi my invention, as any suitable means may be used to secure .the outer casing fr, which may be of any conventional or usual construction.

rl'he bowed springs l2'are ot' decreasing width toward the ear end, as shown in 3, the outer or moving ends 11i ot theqsprings being also transversely curved, as will be understood in rei'erring to Figs. 2 and 6, and located near the broad curved end of each spring is the metal lengthwise running;` slot 13, this construction being clearly shown in the drawings. llfhen the springs are cured to the tire band, as shown in tf l, the transversely curved end of one spring4 contacts with the spring in advance at a point intermediate of the ends oli the spring in advance, the end oit each spring l2 being so curved that one spring will snugly .tit upon the upper curved .tace ot the adjacent spring' in iront. rlhe springs l2 give sup port to a resilient band 20, shown in Figs. 2 and this band being curved and being madeoit leather, rubber or any other suitable material. its shown, this resilient band 20 is interposed between the springs 12 and the inner face of the outer casing A.

ln, order to secure the outer casing to the Wheel, the springs must be depressed, and

this I accomplish in providing the tire band 7 with a slotted sleeve 23', shown in enlarged detail in Fig. 5, which extends inwardly through the felly, as shown in Fig. 1. This .slots 13 of the springs, as is shown in Figs.

1 and 2, for instance. ln turning the nut 21| so that the stem is drawn inward. the circumference of the cable is reduced, so that the ,springs 12 are all compressed. IlVhile in their compressed condition, the outer casinof A, can be detached or replaced.

Further, any single spring.r can also' be removed .or replaced. As shown in Fig. 1, two of the springs must be provided with slots 12', through'- which the ends ofthe cable pass. v

In order that the tire band 7 may be securely held to the wheel. I provide the same with the threadedears 8, and held Within these threaded lears is a bolt 9 threaded in an opposite direction. Any suitable nurnber of springs 12 may be used.

When the cablev is released, the springs 12 are Ayieldingly held to the shield 20, so that the tire A, offers a resilient tread for the Wheel.

In Fig. 6, the tire band 7 has been shown l )flic/fas removed, the springs being directly Secured tothe wheel tire 6. Even though the tire A becomes worn, the resiliency of the wheel is not impaired.

The wheel is Vfurther simple'and comparatively inexpensive -in construction, and both durable and efficient in operation, and the adjustment of the springs and the securing of the casing to the tire may be effected with ease, accuracy and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention,

what I claim as' new and desire to secure slotted sleeve' extending inwardly through said felly, a threaded stem slidably held within said sleeve with a lug guided Within the slot of said sleeve, a nut upon the inner end of said stem, and a cable encompassing said wheel and heldwithin the slots of Said springs having its ends secured to said stem, the transversely curved end of one spring contacting with the spring in advance at a point intern'iediate of the ends of the spring, as and in the manner set forth.

l In testimony whereof I ahx my signature, in presence-o1c two witnesses.

RDW IN J. BAKER.

lVitnesses: y

ICD. HAMMEL, Ina 0. YoUxo. 

